Digital Desk Editor Intern - Fast-Paced Newsroom

The Washington Post; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 39,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

The Washington Post offers a flagship newsroom internship based in Washington, D.C., giving college juniors, seniors and graduate students hands-on experience in reporting, editing and multimedia storytelling. Interns collaborate with award-winning journalists and are treated as staff during the program.

You will edit stories, craft headlines, summaries and captions, and assist with homepage/app programming while delivering a strong reader experience under deadline pressure.

Qualifications

• College junior, senior or graduate student enrolled by the deadline.
• Strong understanding of style, grammar, and sentence structure; edit for clarity.
• Ability to work calmly under intense deadlines.
• Commitment to accuracy, clarity and journalistic rigor.

Responsibilities

• Edit stories across news, features and enterprise with accuracy and fairness.
• Write and refine headlines, summaries and photo captions for digital audiences.
• Help program The Washington Post homepage and app for a compelling reader experience across devices.
• Analyze data and contribute to audience strategy as part of the internship.

Skills

Editing

Journalism

Headlines

Data analysis

Education

College student

Job description

The Washington Post offers a flagship newsroom internship based in Washington, D.C., giving college juniors, seniors and graduate students hands-on experience in reporting, editing and multimedia storytelling. Interns collaborate with award-winning journalists and are treated as staff during the program.

You will edit stories, craft headlines, summaries and captions, and assist with homepage/app programming while delivering a strong reader experience under deadline pressure.